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Continue reading →: Bound for Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #4) by Victoria Gilbert
Taylorsford Public Library director Amy Webber's friend "Sunny" Fields is running for mayor. But nothing puts a damper on a campaign like an actual skeleton in a candidate's closet. Sunny's grandparents ran a commune back in the 1960s on their organic farm. But these former hippies face criminal charges when…
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Continue reading →: Rachel’s Pudding Pantry (Pudding Pantry #1) by Caroline Roberts
Primrose Farm is Rachel’s very own slice of heaven. Come rain or shine there’s always a pot of tea brewing by the Aga, the delicious aroma of freshly baked puddings, and a chorus of happy memories drifting through the kitchen. But the farm is in a spot of trouble. As the…
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Continue reading →: Vegetarian wellington
Ingredients 500g butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1cm dice 2 tbsp olive oil small bunch sage, leaves finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 500g closed cup mushrooms, chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 150ml double cream 200g fresh breadcrumbs ½ tsp ground mace 150g cooked chestnuts, chopped whole nutmeg, for grating 500g block puff pastry…
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Continue reading →: 2019 into 2020
2019 didn't go as planned Read 219 books (248/219) – done Read at least 150 books from my TBR list/pot (152/150) – done Do 13 new recipes (13/13) – done Go for a make-up lesson – done Finish red on Winnie the Pooh Finish brown on Winnie the Pooh Finish…
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Continue reading →: Lardy, Lardy, Lardy!
Having had a couple of bad falls, then pain killers, also over indulging over Yule I am now the lardiest I have ever been! So my plan for 2020 is to get back to the 5:2 diet (starting today) and get rid of the blubber – a lot of the…
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Continue reading →: Murder at the Bus Depot (Blue Plate Café Mystery #4) by Judy Alter
Is the depot a symbol of the worst episode in a town’s history or does it stand for revitalization, bringing the citizens of Wheeler together with pride in their community? Kate Chamber’s trouble antenna go up when Dallas developer Silas Fletcher decides to help “grow” Wheeler. She and her brother-in-law,…
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Continue reading →: Murder, She Encountered (Murder, She Reported #3) by Peg Cochran
New York City, 1939. A rising star at the Daily Trumpet, Elizabeth “Biz” Adams has been sent to the World’s Fair—billed as the “World of Tomorrow,” a look toward a brighter future even as the drumbeats of war grow louder—to cover a robbery. What she stumbles upon instead is a…
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Continue reading →: Swamp Santa (Miss Fortune Mystery #16) by Jana Deleon
It’s Christmas in Sinful and Fortune is set to participate in all the local hoopla. A Christmas gala, caroling, and a sleigh ride are on the agenda. Murder is not. But when someone bumps off Santa, Fortune is aware a killer is lurking among the holiday cheer. But with no…
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Continue reading →: Cajun Fried Felony (Miss Fortune Mystery #15) by Jana Deleon
Venus Thibodeaux had a reputation for being trouble. Some said she started at birth. When she finally left Sinful shortly after turning eighteen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. When she blew back into town four years later, no one was happy about her return. She immediately launched into her…
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Continue reading →: Fortune Furlough (Miss Fortune Mystery #14) by Jana Deleon
It’s not a vacation until there’s a murder. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they’ve always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda. But when Gertie’s “hot date” turns up dead…
